Papers of the Hammond and Walker families, 1787-1964.

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Papers of the Hammond and Walker families, 1787-1964.

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Correspondence of three generations of the Hammond and Walker families, including letter, 2 Aug. 1806, New York, N.Y., from E. Hammond, to Catherine Fox Hammond, Edgefield County, S.C., re his travels; 2 letters to Cadet M.C.M. Hammond, West Point, N.Y., including letter, 22 Aug. 1834, West Hill, S.C., from John F. Hammond re brotherly love; and letter, 23 Oct. 1834, [from Caroline?], re impropriety of his romance with a married woman; poem, 1834, by Wyatt W[aties] Starke re countryside of Edgefield County, S.C. Letter, 15 Mar. 1847, Lawrenceville, N.J., from T[homas] Jones Davies, to S[arah] A[nn] Starke, Savannah, Ga., re expulsion of Davies and the entire sophomore class from Princeton University for staging a mock commencement; letter, 24 Apr. 1847, Newberry, S.C., from Caroline [Hammond Hyde], to Harriette Hammond, Augusta, Ga., re Hyde's activities at school; letter, c.1849, from W. Gilmore Simms to M.C.M. Hammond, re Hammond's literary pursuits and his contributions to the "Southern Quarterly Review." Article, 1859, re secession speech given by James Henry Hammond before the U.S. Senate; letter, 15 May 1861, Camp Davies, Richmond, Va., from T[homas] J[ones] D[avies], to "Dear Brother," re military life, officers, and dismal military outlook; letter, 5 Nov. 1861, to "Amy, Dear Sister, " re troop movements, slave conditions, Gen. P[ierre] G[ustav] T[outant] Beauregard, and military camp life. Letter, 1 Aug. 1862, Milledgeville, S.C., from [Henry] Wayne, to M.C.M. Hammond, re Confederate authorities, and actions of U.S. Congress; legal document, 1866, Richmond County, Ga., re estate of John F. Hammond; land grant, 28 May 1869, for 7 acres in Edgefield County, S.C., to M.C.M. Hammond; program, 14 Feb. 1936, "Edgefield Advertiser," centennial celebration; and 23 family photographs, ca. 1867, 1904, 1940 and undated.

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Walker, Annie Sarah Hammond, 1846-1927.

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870

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Author, poet, and editor of South Carolina. From the description of William Gilmore Simms papers, 1735-1987. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 766024802 South Carolina author. From the description of ALsS : Woodland, near Midway, S.C., to his publishers, Philadelphia, 1840-1843. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525116 Poet and author. From the description of William Gilmore Simms correspondence, 1842-...

Hammond family.

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Ft. Morgan, Colo. family. Traveled throughout Kansas, Colorado and the midwest as part of the Chautauqua circuit. Entertained with music, skits, and educational talks by Maude Hammond. From the description of Papers, 1870-1936 1911-1920. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 52770672 Planters of Beech Island and Redcliffe plantations, Aiken County, S.C.; Marcus Claudius Marcellus Hammond (1814-1876) was brother of James H[enry] Hammond (1807-1864) and John Fox Hammond...

Walker, George Osborne, 1846-1897.

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Redcliffe (S.C.: Plantation)

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Davies, Thomas Jones

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Hammond, John Fox, 1820-1886

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Hammond, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, 1814-1876.

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Summer Hill (S.C. : Plantation)

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Hammond, James Henry, 1807-1864

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James Henry Hammond (1807-1864) was a lawyer and planter, and an early advocate of nullification and secession. He was Democratic governor of South Carolina for the period 1842 to 1844, and was a U.S. Senator, for the period 1857 to 1860. As a senator he began to doubt the wisdom of secession. From the description of Papers, 1823-1875. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259405 James henry Hammond (1807-1864) was a South Carolina planter who served in the ...

Edgefield Advertiser.

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Southern Quarterly Review.

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Hyde, Caroline Hammond, 1814-1884

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Stark, Wyatt Waties, 1790-1855

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Walker family.

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